Healthy and Fit for Optimal Performance
4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

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Wheelchair fencing preview

The wheelchair fencing tournament will feature Paralympic and world champions going for the gold and twelve medal events in the five days of competition.

Tatyana McFadden

McFadden finally gets her gold

Americans Tatyana McFadden and Raymond Martin raced to gold, and Irish middle-distance runner Michael McKillop got his second of London 2012.

Natalia Partyka

Perfection for Partyka

Natalia Partyka of Poland showed why she is the best in the world, wrapping up her third Paralympic table tennis gold.

Natalia Partyka - London 2012

Ten gold medals on table on Day 5

Gold and bronze medal matches mark the fifth day of table tennis competition, which is set to be action packed with plenty of giant killers who have defeated defending champions.

Juan Yao - London 2012

China’s Yao shot to the top of the podium

Chinese athletes dominated the jumping and throwing events of this morning, collecting gold and silver medals in women’s shot put F42/44 and the gold in the men’s long jump F46.